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Impact windows and doors in Lauderhill, FL typically run $900-$2,800 per opening installed, depending on product rating, size, and whether we’re dealing with CBS block openings that need buck framing. Most Lauderhill homes get a full opening-by-opening quote within 48 hours of the first call, and the work usually takes one to three days once product arrives. If you’re in Lauderhill and insurance is pushing you to replace jalousies or original single-pane aluminum, call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll walk the house with you and put numbers on paper.
We know Lauderhill’s housing stock because we work in it week after week. The CBS tract homes off Sunrise Boulevard, the condo communities along Inverrary Boulevard, the older streets near City Hall, and the quiet blocks around Veteran’s Park all share a common thread: openings cut directly into concrete block, decades of humidity working on aluminum frames, and building code that now demands impact protection on every exposure. That’s where our Impact Windows & Doors team spends its days.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Lauderhill’s Preferred Impact Windows & Doors Company
Most Lauderhill homeowners we work with have lived in their home twenty, thirty, sometimes forty years. They watched the original windows go from functional to fogged, watched jalousies corrode in the Florida room, and now they’re getting letters from their insurance carrier about non-renewal. When they call us, a live person answers. Not a voicemail tree, not a callback form. That’s been the way Dale Kessler has run this company since 2008, and it’s the way it stays.
Our crews are background-checked and uniformed, and they treat your house the way they’d treat their own mother’s. Every opening gets measured twice. Every quote puts manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see what you’re buying. And every job is covered by the Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right. No paperwork fights, no arguing.
We stock parts and coordinate product delivery specifically for Lauderhill work. When your job is scheduled, the product is allocated. The crew arrives when we say they will. We’re an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including PGT, CGI, and Ply Gem, so we’re not married to one brand and we don’t push you into a sku that doesn’t fit your house or your budget.
Our Impact Windows & Doors Services in Lauderhill
Hurricane Impact Windows
This is the bulk of what we do in Lauderhill. Single-story CBS homes from the 1960s and 1970s make up most of the city’s housing stock, and the original single-pane aluminum frames are long past their useful life. We replace them with impact-rated single-hung, casement, and picture windows that meet Miami-Dade or Florida Product Approval standards. The trick with CBS construction is the rough opening: there’s no stud framing to shim to, so the window has to be sized to the masonry opening, which often means custom dimensions. We handle that in-house.
Impact Sliding Glass Doors
Lauderhill’s older ranch homes and patio homes almost always have a sliding glass door opening onto a back patio or Florida room. The original sliders are heavy, the rollers are shot, and the glass is typically not impact-rated. We replace them with impact sliders from PGT or CGI, set into the existing concrete lintel and threshold and flashed properly. In Lauderhill’s humidity, flashing and sealant work matters as much as the glass rating itself.
Impact Entry & French Doors
Front entry doors and French doors on older Lauderhill homes are often hollow-core wood or thin steel with single-pane sidelites. Under current wind-borne debris code, those openings need impact-rated doors and hardware that can carry the wind load. We install impact entry systems, French door units, and sidelite assemblies that are engineered for those loads and backed by the manufacturer’s written warranty, not a verbal promise.
Impact Garage Doors
The garage door is the largest opening on most Lauderhill homes, and it’s the one insurers check first. Older non-rated garage doors fail inspection immediately. We install and reinforce impact-rated garage door systems sized for the width and height of your opening, with the bracing and track hardware the wind-load rating requires. This is not a bolt-on kit; it’s a full door replacement on the overwhelming majority of Lauderhill homes.
What happens when you call
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderhill
We’re an authorized installer for PGT, CGI, Ply Gem, and CWS, among others, and we bring that range to every Lauderhill quote. That means you’re not locked into one manufacturer’s price book. We put the options side by side on paper, which is how you see what a PGT WinGuard costs against a CGI Sentinel against a Ply Gem series, line by line. For Lauderhill customers, that comparison matters: a 1972 CBS rancher on a street off NW 44th Street has different openings than a condo unit in the Inverrary area, and the right product differs accordingly.
Common Impact Windows & Doors Problems We See in Lauderhill Homes
- Jalousie windows hiding in secondary rooms. Past owners replaced street-facing windows to satisfy older, looser inspection requirements and left the jalousies in Florida rooms, utility rooms, and back bedrooms. Under current code, that whole house fails inspection the moment a permit is pulled. We see it on almost every Lauderhill home touching a whole-house opening inspection for the first time.
- Rough openings cut directly into CBS block. Lauderhill’s 1960s and 1970s masonry construction means no wooden stud framing behind the drywall. Stock impact windows won’t sit correctly; they need buck framing or custom sizing to fit the block opening. Skip that step and the window is out of square before the sealant cures.
- Seal failure from inland humidity. Lauderhill sits far enough inland that the heat and humidity work on glazing seals year-round. Original insulated unit seals fail, glass fogs, and the window’s wind-load rating is voided. Once a window loses its seal, it’s not impact-rated in any meaningful sense, and the insurance company knows that.
- Corroded aluminum frames on sliding doors. The salt air doesn’t reach Lauderhill the way it reaches Dania Beach, but decades of humidity and rain do the same work more slowly. Original aluminum slider frames corrode at the corners and threshold, rollers seize, and the door binds. That door is not protecting the house in a storm, and it’s not sealing against water intrusion either.
Pricing for Impact Windows & Doors in Lauderhill, FL
Here are honest numbers for the Lauderhill market. A single impact window, sized common for a CBS opening, runs $900-$1,600 installed. A larger custom casement or picture unit can reach $2,200-$2,800. Impact sliding glass doors in standard 6-foot and 8-foot widths run $2,500-$5,500 installed, depending on the product line and whether the frame needs replacement. Impact entry doors with sidelites start around $2,800 and go up from there. Impact garage door replacement for a single-car opening typically runs $2,400-$4,200.
What moves the number? The product line you choose, the size of the opening, and whether buck framing or masonry infill is required. CBS openings add labor that wood-frame markets don’t have. Every quote we write is a fixed number, line by line, before we touch the opening. Call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll walk your Lauderhill home and put exact dollars on paper. The estimate is free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderhill
Our Lauderhill work regularly takes us just beyond the city line. If you’re in Acacia Villas, Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, or Altoona, the same crew and the same quote process apply. Call (954) 280-4413 and ask to schedule a walkthrough; the estimate is free, and the numbers we give you are the numbers on the bill.
Serving Lauderhill, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderhill area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Impact Windows & Doors in Lauderhill
Yes, in almost every case. The whole-house opening inspection required under current Florida code applies to every opening on the exterior envelope, not just the ones you’re replacing. Jalousie units in a Florida room or utility room are structurally non-compliant with wind-borne debris requirements, and they will fail that inspection. The only practical path to a passing inspection is replacing them with impact-rated units at the same time. Call (954) 280-4413 and we’ll tell you exactly what the inspector will see before you pull the permit.
Lauderhill sits within Florida’s wind-borne debris region, which means every opening must be impact-rated or protected by an approved shutter system. Products must carry Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA documentation showing the design pressure rating for the specific size and configuration you’re installing. We quote products with that documentation attached, and we register the manufacturer’s warranty in writing before our truck leaves your driveway. That’s The Keystone Standard, and it’s on every job.
Because carriers writing policies in Broward County now require fully impact-rated openings as a condition of coverage, and jalousie windows cannot be retrofitted to meet that standard. The louvered glass design cannot hold a wind-load rating regardless of upgrades. Insurers are pulling aerial and inspection records on older Lauderhill homes and issuing non-renewals when any opening falls short. Replacement with documented impact-rated products is the only way to clear the non-renewal and keep coverage in force.
In a CBS home, the window rough opening is cut directly into masonry block with no wooden studs behind it. Buck framing means building a wooden sub-frame inside that concrete opening so the impact window has something true and square to anchor to. It adds material and labor that a wood-frame house never needs, and it’s necessary on most Lauderhill openings. If a quote doesn’t include it and you have CBS construction, that line item is coming later, or the window isn’t being installed correctly. We include it in the quote up front.
No. The inspector’s whole-house opening review applies to every exterior opening, and the insurance underwriter’s requirements follow the same logic. If the back bedroom still has jalousies or original single-pane aluminum, the house fails inspection and the policy question remains open. We’ve walked dozens of Lauderhill homes where a previous partial replacement left exactly this problem, and the fix is always the same: finish the remaining openings with documented impact-rated product. Call (954) 280-4413 for a straight answer on your house, and we’ll tell you what it’ll take to get the whole house compliant.
Call (954) 280-4413 to schedule your free estimate in Lauderhill. A live person answers, and we’ll walk your home, put numbers on paper, and tell you exactly what your openings need. If the pane is not true, the job is not done.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Lauderhill and surrounding communities with impact-rated windows and doors.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.